Attention english speaking visitors: The text message below is a form of advanced fee fraud, a.k.a. a Nigerian or 419 scam. An explanation of these scams can be found on scam-o-rama or on the website of the US secret service.

Onderstaande epistel is een Nigeriaanse- of 419 scam, een vorm van oplichterij per email. Lees de uitleg hier. Wat me opvalt aan onderstaande scam, is het aanbod om voorafgaand aan de transactie een Memo of Understanding te tekenen, waarin de voorwaarden voor de transactie nauwkeurig vastgelegd worden. Die voorwaarden zou ik wel eens willen zien!

From: "Lawrence savimbi" To: suleimanajic@yahoo.com Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:56:27 +0100 Subject: Business proposal Good Day With a warm heart I offer my friendship and greetings. I hope this mail Meets you in good health. However strange or surprising this contact Might seem to you as we have not meet personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit. I dully apologize for infringing on your privacy if this contact is not acceptable to you. First and foremost, I wish to introduce myself properly to you. My name Is Mr. Lawrence Savimbi. I am a nephew and Assistant to Late Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, leader of UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola). That said, I crave your indulgence to read this carefully and have a General overview of my proposal. My Uncle (Mentor) was killed in a battle with government forces of Angola led by President Dos Santos, on Friday 22nd February 2002. After his death, Mr. Antonio Dembo who was his second in command assumed office as leader of UNITA, but due to lack of the Charisma my Uncle had which was missing in the case of Mr. Dembo, this lead to chaos and struggle for leadership. Prominent members like Carlos Morgado lobbied to depose him and assume office as leader to enrich himself and cheat. Some of them who saw me as a threat to their ambitions, including Mr. Dembo planned to kill me. The tension and confusion in UNITA became uncontrollable which eventually lead to Mr. Demo's death ten days after my Uncle's death. As I have lost my mentor in this struggle and with the present situation of being Hunted by the government and UNITA under the new leadership. Judging By the fact that this has been on for three decades now, not so much of the struggle interested me anymore, as there was no more sense of Direction. As I have decided to embrace a peaceful life now, I am no more Interested in conflicts and war. For this reason, I secretly left Angola and came to the Republic Of Ireland where I am presently seeking political asylum. That said, I am sincerely proposing to you to render me your highly Needed assistance in respect to safekeeping of some of my Uncle's money that arose from Diamond sales. This money amounts to (US$21.5million), which was already on it's way to my Uncles Swiss Bank Account, through Diplomatic means used in moving money abroad. This money has been on transit in a security vault in the Republic of South Africa, when the tragic incident of my Uncle's death occurred. I then instructed the company to secure the consignments containing the money, pending further instruction as I have with me the certificate of deposit. I have waited for sometime now for security reasons, and have now decided to act. By my arrangement the consignments are to be shipped as Diplomatic Baggage's, in order to avoid customs checks and security screening, which conventional cargoes are subjected to. The contact man already engaged for this shipment has involved a Diplomat in the transaction. The consignments will be shipped to London (U.K.), because the carriage firm, does delivery of such cargoes, on a zonal basis, The diplomat shall get us connected to a consultant, whose assistance will be required, to get the funds lodged into a bank account, in your name, Which can take in a very large volume of funds, which ordinarily is not An easy thing to accomplish, in view of the aftermath of the September 11th attacks on the United States of America. As the account shall be in your name, from there, you can give instructions for subsequent transfers, to any other part of the world. As a matter of fact, the reason why I came to Ireland was to seek for Political Asylum because of their neutrality in matters of national sovereignty and also their good humanitarian records, save for this nature of transaction it is totally not visible looking at their weak economy muscles in the private sector as most of their investors have their businesses oversea and as such I have to look elsewhere. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has lobbied the International Community to freeze my Uncle's assets and account abroad, to ground UNITA, and they have already done this in Angola. Hence I cannot lodge the funds in my name. As I plan to use this money to safeguard my future and maintain the family my uncle left behind. Also part of this money will go for charity work, which I have decided to embark on after the successful completion of this project. It is very essential that you understand the kind of trust and Confidence involved, hence you should ensure that this contact With you is treated with utmost secrecy. For your reliable assistance, I will reward you with 5% of the money And you will be appointed as the funds manager. Prior to the completion of the transaction, there will be the need for you and I to sign a "Memorandum Of Understanding" (M.O.U.). This will be a guide to our relationship with each other, regarding the funds, after it has been deposited into your custody You will be acknowledged therein, as my "Funds Manager", by virtue of your keeping temporary custody of the funds on our behalf. The M.O.U. will indicate how much shall be coming to you as remuneration for your role in the project. By adopting to get us guided by the terms of the M.O.U., the interests of both parties shall be well protected. Prior to our meeting for the purpose of signing the document, I shall Send you a draft of the paper. If the terms are acceptable to you, we shall adopt it. Otherwise, you will let me know your views, so that eventually, what shall be adopted will be based on mutual agreement between us. Everything will be processed legally for transfer of ownership to you, and this transaction should be completed immediately depending on Your prompt response. I thank you in advance as I anticipate your assistance in enabling me Achieve this goal. Please contact me, whether or not you are interested in assisting me. My email address is; Lawrencesav@netscape.net This will enable me scout for another partner in the event of Non-interest on your part. To know more about the struggle by UNITA to liberate Angola, check on The web links below and read: Please contact me through my email address for more information. Your Response should be accompanied with your private telephone and fax Number. Sincerely, Mr. Lawrence Savimbi